Kevin Harvick makes 500th consecutive start – Nascar

It’s fitting, perhaps, that Kevin Harvick will make history at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday.

The driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet who has had such dominance in the desert in recent years — he’s won five of the last seven races in Phoenix — officially made his 500th consecutive Sprint Cup Series start when the green flag dropped in the Good Sam 500.

In doing so, he passed Darrell Waltrip’s streak of 499 and joins an elite club. Only 14 drivers in NASCAR history have made 500 or more consecutive starts.

Recently retired Jeff Gordon leads the list with 797 consecutive starts.

Active drivers on that list include: Ryan Newman (507), Jimmie Johnson (507), Tony Stewart (521) and Matt Kenseth (571).

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